I don't want to hide my head in the sand, but I don't want to keep watching the news either. Like never before I am drawn to the headlines and goings on in Washington. At the same time, I must admit my stress and anxiety level is much higher than it was a year ago - partly because I lack any confidence in our top leadership and survival of America for my kids.
I wonder, how is all the news about the economy, spending, policies, even other governments like North Korea testing a missile affecting you? Is it?
Thursday, March 26, 2009
How are you dealing with the news?
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Hi, Jeff.
I love checking here and reading about your trips, in the US and abroad. I'm using them to try to open the eyes of an agnostic Jew at work who got turned against Christianity while studying at a Christian college. Your example is different from his stereotypes, and it rattles his cage a bit sometimes. Maybe (I pray) God can use us to rattle the door open one of these days.
I've been studying the OT prophets a lot in recent years (amazing what that does for your understanding of Revelation), and that can get pretty frightening when considering our (US) history and where we are now. Judgment reverberates over and over again through time. One set of verses from Isaiah really scares (and reassures) me when I see not just the news, but television in general:
"The look on their faces testifies against them; they parade their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! They have brought disaster upon themselves. Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds." Isaiah 3:9-10.
I once heard someone say, “Has it ever occurred to you that nothing has ever occurred to God.” If God is truly omniscient, he knew what the state of things would be at this moment. If he is truly sovereign, then nothing is beyond his saving or sustaining. In Bible study this morning, we were discussing James 1. The passage got me thinking about how instead of trusting God, I try to micromanage him. I say to him, “alright, I will trust you, but first I want to see a proposal as to how you are going to handle this. I want to know the how and the when.” Right now, there are many uncertainties in my life. When will I get that next job that will allow me to use my newly acquired Masters Degree? Should I be looking to get married or concentrate on living a Godly single life? What is the next step in my spiritual walk? For me, part of trusting God is not needing all of the answers right now. It is trusting that whatever may happen, the same God that clothes the flowers and feeds the sparrows will be there to take care of me.
Rick
I'm skeerd!
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